DRUG DESCRIPTION. Cardene (nicardipine hydrochloride) is a calcium ion influx inhibitor (slow channel blocker or calcium channel blocker). Cardene I.V. Premixed Injection for intravenous administration contains 20 mg of nicardipine hydrochloride per 200 mL (0.1 mg/mL) in either dextrose or sodium chloride.
Previous studies indicate that the southward migration through Oregon lasts about two months (Herzing and Mate 1984). However, 90% of the whales migrated past Yaquina Head between December 19 and January 23. The northward migration through Oregon is divided in two phases. Phase A, which comprises adults without calves, begins during the last week of February with a peak in mid-March.
Home > Ocean Navigator Magazine > Ocean Navigator Feature Story > Voyaging North Along the Baja Coast. by Carolyn and Bob Mehaffy. Hundreds of sailors follow the lead of the gray whales each fall and migrate from the cooler waters of the North Pacific to the sunny, warm coves, bays, and lagoons of Mexico. With the approach of summer and the hurricane season in Mexico, many of these same sailors must follow the gray whales back north in the spring.